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HAT LINING: N0..291,536. Patented Jan. 8, 1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,536, dated January 8, 188i.

I Application filed November 30,1863, (No model.)

a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and do hereby declare the following to be afull,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to hats; and it hasfor its object to produce a lining which shall be economical in cost, highlyornamental in ap pearance, and wholly different from anything now in use.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists in a lining made in a single piece and having cuts from the outer edge inward,whereby it is made adjustable to any sized hat, and also in the details of constrnction,as described and claimed.

In order that others may understand and use my improved lining, I will proceed to describe the same, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of the inside of a hat with one of my linings in place. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the lining shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 2, 3, and 6 represent different styles of lining made on the same principle, and Fig. 4 is a crosssect-ion of the lining shown in Fig. 3.

similar letters indicate like parts in all the figures.

A represents the lining as a whole, which B B are beads which are embossed upon the linings by dies. linings are made has nothing whatever to do with the principle of my invention. For instance, paper may be used, or silk or satin may be used, pasted to a backing. These linings are made in a single piece lying out flat, and beads B are embossed thereon. The only step required to adjust these linings to any sized hat is to make cuts from the outer edge ofthe lining to the edge of the portion intended for the crown.

The material of which these be placed in any hat, which is readily accomplished in the usual manner by lifting the sweat-band and allowing some of the parts 0 O to lap over the others, as clearly indicated add to the ornamental appearance of the lining, and, moreover, by making the cuts running from the outer edge of the lining at one edge of the beads I am enabled to prevent the exposure of any raw edges when the linings are faced with silk or satin. The out being made just at the edge of one of the beads, the edge of the part carrying the bead will be curved downward,while the straight edge will be covered up when the lining is in place. For instance, in making the cuts in the lining shown in Fig. 5 they are made in such amanner as to leave the beads on the parts 0 C,which are additionally indicated by the letter as, and when the lining is placed in a hat parts 50 are lapped over parts a, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, the entire surface of the lining when in place consisting of a series of planes.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a style of lining having twobeads around the crown, and the cuts running from the edge of the lining to the crown are in curved instead of straight lines.

In Fig. 3 I have shown another style, which, when in place in a hat, somewhat resembles a boat in shape. The cross-section of this style when in place is shown in Fig. 4:.

Fig. 6 simply illustrates still another style,

which can hardly require description.

It will of course be understood that the particular lines of the cuts from the outer edge to the crown are not an essential feature, likewise the beads, which may be entirely dispensed with, although I prefer to use them for the reasons set forth above.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A lining for hats made in a single piece, and having cuts running from the outer edge inward toward the crown portion,whereby the parts at the side may lap over each other and the lining is made adj ustable to any sized hat.

2. A lining for hats made in a single piece,

and having beads around the crown and from permitted to overlap, and the entire lining is 10 the crown to the outer edge, and cuts at one made -to consist of a series of planes. edge of the beads extending from the edge to In testimony whereof I affix niysignature in the crown, as described, and for the purpose presence of two witnesses. set forth. 7 T ,7 T

' 3. The combination, with a hat, of a lining C1 RLS BAX M03 D having beads around the crown and from the \Vitnesses: crown to the edge, and cuts from the outer JOHN A. STANNIS, edge inward ,whereby the parts at the side are FRED. B. CROFUTT. 

